DocumentCode
2089680
Title
Is the photonic crystal in the butterflies T. imperialis and P. sesostris optimal?
Author
Poladian, Leon ; Large, Maryanne ; Padden, Whayne ; Lee, Kwan Hee ; Wickham, Shelley ; Beeton, Nick
Author_Institution
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Sydney Univ., NSW
fYear
2004
fDate
21-21 May 2004
Firstpage
828
Lastpage
829
Abstract
An identical triclinic photonic crystal occurs within the green scales of two unrelated species of butterfly: Teinopalpus imperialis and Parides sesostris. A photonic band structure calculation is performed to determine if the structure is optimal
Keywords
bio-optics; biomimetics; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; Parides sesostris; Teinopalpus imperialis; photonic band structure; triclinic photonic crystal;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-778-4
Type
conf
Filename
1367022
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